Support, not punish


A second chance: Set up in December last year, the country’s first AADK school in Puspen Karangan, Kedah, aims to address learning loss among those undergoing rehabilitation and treatment for drug abuse.

Instead of punishing students caught vaping, the Education Ministry should focus on supportive interventions.

Monash University Malaysia Assoc Prof Dr Anne Yee said punitive measures such as suspending or expelling students (see infographic) do not address nicotine dependence, which is the problem.

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